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19/08/2016
Status Yellow Weather Warning Issued
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow national weather warning for strong winds and heavy rain across a number of Counties.
In counties Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford, winds of 50 to 65 km/hr are expected, with gusts of up 80 or 90 km/hr in exposed areas.
Long periods of rain, with some thundery downpours are expected in Counties Clare and Kerry, with warnings of spot flooding, especially in coastal areas.
The forecaster said that a deep Atlantic depression is approaching from the southwest and will track east over Ireland on Friday night and early Saturday. It is expected to generate some unseasonably strong southwesterly winds on its southern flank with the strongest winds affecting southwestern and southern coastal counties later Friday and early Saturday. Some squalls of 80 or 90km/h are possible in coastal areas. Rough seas are expected with some heavy thundery rain or showers at times also.
(MH/JP)
In counties Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford, winds of 50 to 65 km/hr are expected, with gusts of up 80 or 90 km/hr in exposed areas.
Long periods of rain, with some thundery downpours are expected in Counties Clare and Kerry, with warnings of spot flooding, especially in coastal areas.
The forecaster said that a deep Atlantic depression is approaching from the southwest and will track east over Ireland on Friday night and early Saturday. It is expected to generate some unseasonably strong southwesterly winds on its southern flank with the strongest winds affecting southwestern and southern coastal counties later Friday and early Saturday. Some squalls of 80 or 90km/h are possible in coastal areas. Rough seas are expected with some heavy thundery rain or showers at times also.
(MH/JP)
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